Weather Records on 4 December 1976

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1976. Highest significance: Gijon la Merced, ES.

Key Facts for 4 December 1976

On 4 December 1976, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 423 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 660 daily.
Gijon la Merced set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 4 December 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 4 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 4 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 4 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1976

Top 20 records on 4 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1976	Gijon la Merced, ES	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Cradle Valley (Waldheim), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Standish 4NE, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Storrs, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Manitowoc, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Judbury, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Lake St Clair (Hec), AU	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1976	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 669 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	527
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2